Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan Christian Workers “Tortured” Over Crucifix
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Three Christian workers were detained and "tortured" by police and dismissed from their jobs in Pakistan's Punjab province for wearing a crucifix and church visits on Sundays, according to statements from the men, their priest and family members…
Pakistan Christian Forced To Sell Kidney To Pay-Off Loan
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010
An impoverished Pakistani Christian has been forced to sell his kidney to pay off a loan he took from his Muslim boss to finance his daughter's education, the father and Christians said Tuesday, May 11.
Young Christian Dies In Eritrea Prison Camp
Posted on Sunday, May 9, 2010
A young Christian woman has died in one of Eritrea's military prison camps after she was reportedly denied medical treatment for malaria and severe anemia.
China Releases Pastor But Detains Rights Lawyer
Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010
A Chinese pastor was free Saturday, May 8, after being released early from a labor camp, but authorities apparently detained again another Christian and well-known human rights lawyer.
Iraq Bombings On Christian Students Kill Four
Posted on Friday, May 7, 2010
The leader of the Syrian Catholic Church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul condemned Friday, May 7, a deadly bombings targeting Christian students that killed four and reportedly injured up to 180 others.
India Evangelist Hacked To Death
Posted on Friday, May 7, 2010
A police investigation continued Friday, May 7, into the killing of an Indian evangelist who investigators said was hacked to death in eastern India after showing a film on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Somalia Militants Kill Christian As Attacks Spread
Posted on Monday, May 3, 2010
Fighters of Somalia's feared Islamic militant group al-Shabab have killed another Somali Christian as part of an apparent crackdown on "non-Islamic culture," rights activists said.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Military Police “Torture” Christian Family
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010
Pakistani authorities are investigating Pakistan Air Force (PAF) police for allegedly torturing a Christian family, including a teenager, who doctors say may remain crippled for the rest of her life, BosNewsLife established Friday, April 30.
Vietnam Christian Prisoner Dies After “Torture”
Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A young Montagnard Christian man has died in a Vietnamese prison because of torture and abuse, the latest in a series of attacks on Christian prisoners in the communist-run nation, representatives said Wednesday, April 28.
NEWS ALERT: Wife, Children Of Jailed Cuban Pastor Face Eviction
Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010
The wife of jailed Cuban Pastor Omar Gude Perez faced a difficult weekend after authorities reportedly told her that the family home is to be confiscated. The family will be relocated to a significantly smaller apartment in poor…
Iran Launches Massive Crackdown On Christians, Leaders
Posted on Friday, April 23, 2010
Iran's government has launched a massive crackdown on devoted Christians, including church leaders, as part of efforts to halt the growing Christian church in the Islamic nation, Iranian Christians and rights activists said Friday, April 23.
Uzbekistan Police Raid Church Feeding Homeless
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Police in Uzbekistan broke up a Protestant youth conference, detaining dozens of Christians, and separately raiided and Protestant church feeding homeless people for allegedly violating local regulations, a religious rights group said Wednesday, April 21.
Trial Postponed Of Alleged Killer Of Christians
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Christian rights activists have condemned a decision to again postpone the trial of Mohammed al-Kammuni, who has been charged with killing six Christians in Upper Egypt. The trial was adjourned for the third consecutive time "without any reason…
Indonesia Court Pressured To Repeal Blasphemy Laws
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010
A major Christian rights group has urged Indonesia’s Constitutional Court to repeal blasphemy laws that it claims have been "widely misused to persecute religious minorities" in the Islamic country.
Laos Church Leader Jailed Without Trial, Group Says
Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2010
An influential house church leader is jailed in Laos for more than half a year and he may be killed as authorities fear the spread of Christianity in the region where he has been working, an advocacy group…
